At DevLearn this year, the eLearning Guild taped a number of sessions and has made them available to members. was honored to have my session recorded: Putting "Design" back into Instructional Design. eLearning Guild members can access the video archive on the eLearning Guild's website: The eLearning Guild: Putting "Design" back into Instructional Design. If you do take the time to watch the video, I'd love constructive feedback and ideas for how I can improve this session for the future! Thanks for watching

2 guest posts in one year! That's more than I've done in almost 6+ years of blogging. How Wendy prepares for a conference - as published in the ASTD TechKnowledge blog. Thanks Justin Brusino at ASTD for talking me into this

How Internet addiction is affecting our brain / Infographic. From the infographic above, “How Internet addiction is affecting our brain”, some of the figures are interesting – “is it a coincidence: as we get more connected, we seem to lose focus?” IAD will be added to the DSM-V (bible of psychology: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th ed.)

It is the holiday season and for those who see me as the grinch (okay a few vendors do, but I digress) here is a special post. Next week, 12-12-12, will be #10 to #1 learning management systems for 2012. This week: #25 to #11 (cheering and booing is allowed, but please keep it to yourself). Drum Roll please. 25 Mindflash.com. They are a next gen of lite LMSs (feel free my post “When is a LMS, Not a LMS”). 24 Litmos. They were once in my top five a year ago, but no more. While their UI is very user friendly, they really haven’t done much in terms of new cool features in 2012.

There are more options than ever before for people to engage in learning. The Internet is rich with content and networks where you can tap into specialized knowledge and content. As a leader in learning and development, you too have more options than ever before for developing and delivering training. But how do you decide where to invest. Our advice to clients is to think of your target learners seeking knowledge in a learning ecosystem. This ecosystem is supported and limited by environmental factors such as the organization’s culture, technology infrastructure and budget.
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In just one month, the e-learning trade show season will be upon us. While at one time there was little reason to be concerned, those days are way over. Too many e-learning shows. I’m not just talking about here in the states, but on earth (not sure about Mars, though). As a result, many of us (including myself) need to assess and weigh our options. Do we hit two sh0ws? Do we travel to Dubai or visit Denver? Vendors are assessing as well. How many shows and more importantly,which expos are the right ones to show at? . ASTD TechKnowledge. Vendor Angle. must for any e-learning vendor.
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by Jonathan Shoaf. As a boy growing up in a neighborhood full of kids, I understood the importance of a challenge. challenge is where you put all your skills to use to beat an opponent. The challenge pushes you beyond your current skill level. It is something to prepare for and something to learn from. In my days the challenges involved things like throwing rocks, wrestling, and bicycle racing. Today, multiplayer video games are a more likely place to find millions engaged in a challenge against their fellow man. started to think about how I learn in the game. There are lessons here.
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What is a “peer progressive”? Steven Johnson, in Future Perfect , describes a person who is neither right-wing nor left-wing, ignoring the labels of 20th century politics, and one who embraces the power of networks for the betterment of society. To be a peer progressive, then, is to believe that the key to continued progress lies in building peer networks in as many regions of modern life as possible: in education, health care, city neighborhoods, private corporations, and government agencies. For example, Johnson discusses the work of Scott E. Books
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